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Flashback: Australia 1996 - Villeneuve's superb debut

Ahead of the 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix, we remember the inaugural race at Albert Park in 1996 and Jacques Villeneuve’s spectacular F1 debut… Formula One racing has a rich history of impressive debut performances - think Giancarlo Baghetti winning the French Grand Prix in his first race in 1961, a still-injured Johnny Herbert coming fourth in Brazil in 1989, or more recently, Lewis Hamilton marking his first ever start with third in the 2007 Australian Grand Prix. But few drivers in the modern era have come as close to winning on their maiden outing as a precociously-talented 24-year-old did in Melbourne in 1996…Jacques Villeneuve, son of the late six-time...
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